Rutin is also called vitamin P, in the strict sense it does not belong to real vitamin, but generally it is still classified into vitamins.
Functions:
1. Rutin inhibits platelet aggregation, as well as decreases capillary permeability, making the blood thinner and improving circulation. Rutin shows anti-inflammatory activity in some animal；
2. Rutin inhibits aldose reductase activity. Aldose reductase is an enzyme normally present in the eye and elsewhere in the body. It helps change glucose into the sugar alcohol sorbitol；
3. Recent studies show rutin could help prevent blood clots, so could be used to treat patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes；
4. Some evidence also shows rutin can be used to treat hemorrhoids, varicosis, and microangiopathy；
5. Rutin extract is also an antioxidant; compared to quercetin, acacetin, morin, hispidulin, hesperidin, and naringin, it was found to be the strongest.
more about: Rutin Extract
from: Pharmaceutical Ingredients
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